Page 114 of Fatal Intent

Seth pulled Grant and Rayne aside. “Zane sent me a message. Care to guess where Rex Lawson and Eileen Reed are right now?”

Grant stared. “In this area?”

He gave a brief nod. “Even more interesting, the couple is with the four soldiers who dropped off the grid. Riley confirmed their location a few minutes ago.”

So that’s why Riley had been slow leaving the SUV. She was working.

“Stupid move,” Grant muttered.

“Agreed. They probably think they’ll be able to watch each other’s backs better by staying together.”

“Makes our next move easier.”

Next move? Rayne looked at Grant. “What’s that?”

“Interview them.”

Fun. Not. She glanced at Seth. “They’re close?”

“An hour away at a fishing camp.”

Seth inclined his head toward the kitchen. “We should go. After dinner, we’ll decide who will accompany you to the camp.”

An hour later, Rayne and her teammates helped clear the table. When they finished, Grant kissed his mother’s cheek. “Thanks for inviting us to dinner, Mom.”

“I wish your father could have been here.”

“So do we. Look, we need to go. We have a lead to follow up.”

Her eyes widened. “You know who the shooter is?”

“We have a suspect in mind but no proof yet. The lead concerns the first death in this case. It was different from the others, and we need to know why.”

“Find the person who shot your father. Nothing else matters, Grant. This shooter is evil and mustn’t escape justice.”

“We’ll do our best, ma’am,” Seth said, drawing Teagan close to his side.

They said goodbye to the rest of Grant’s family and left.

“How are we doing this?” Andre asked as they gathered near the vehicles.

“We should all go,” Iona said. “You’ll be confronting five Special Forces soldiers, all on high alert. Eight of us stand a better chance against the five of them if they go on the offensive.”

Seth remained silent for a moment, then shook his head. “Too many people confronting them may trigger the attack we’re trying to avoid. Besides, I’m familiar with Artemis’s training. Two couples should be enough to handle them, especially since I believe Rex will be more concerned about Eileen’s safety than joining in a fight.”

“I don’t think Grant should go,” Elias said.

Grant scowled. “Why not?”

“Despite telling your mother that you’re fine, we know that’s not true. That makes you a liability in a fight.”

“Thanks a lot,” Grant muttered.

“No offense intended, buddy. Just the truth.”

“Yeah? Your vision needs adjusting. I’ve continued on missions with far worse injuries than this.” He jabbed his pointer finger into Elias’s chest. “And if you think I’ll sit on the sidelines while a world-class sniper has my woman in his crosshairs, you don’t know me at all.”

Seth held up his hand to forestall more rebuttals from Elias and Grant. “Grant needs to go.” His lips curved. “Besides, knowing him, if I tell him to chill in the hotel, he would follow us out there on his own. That also means Rayne will be with him. She won’t let him walk into a dangerous situation alone.”